US HISTORY UNIT 2 TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2024
Why were the Intolerable Acts were passed? - ANSWER to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Which conflict created the debt that American colonists were expected to repay to Great Britain during
the 1760s? - ANSWER The French and Indian War
Under the terms of this agreement, Britain acknowledged American independence, and the new
boundaries for the United States were established: - ANSWER the Treaty of Paris of 1783
This European country became the most significant ally of the colonists during the Revolutionary War: -
ANSWER France
The Proclamation of 1763 declared: - ANSWER the limitation of westward colonial expansion in an effort
to stabilize relations with Native Americans
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it: - ANSWER convinced many Americans who
had been undecided to support independence
Colonists who favored independence from Britain were known as: - ANSWER patriots
Which event is reflected by the following headlines?
"Washington's Gamble Succeeds"
"A Christmas the Continental Army - and the Hessians - Will Never Forget"
"A Surprise Attack and Victory Improves Morale" - ANSWER The Continental Army's crossing of the
Delaware River into Trenton
Why were the Committees of Correspondence were created? - ANSWER to keep all the colonies
informed of English threats to American liberties
, This French aristocrat aided the Continental Army by leading a command in Virginia and lobbying for
French reinforcements: - ANSWER Marquis de Lafayette
Tensions rose in the colonies when this incident left Crispus Attucks and four others dead: - ANSWER
Boston Massacre
This law, passed by Parliament, required colonists to pay a direct tax on printed items such as
newspapers, playing cards and legal documents: - ANSWER Stamp Act
In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drew most heavily from the ideas of this
Enlightenment era philosopher: - ANSWER John Locke
A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the
British: - ANSWER deprived Americans of their natural rights
Continental Army: George Washington :: British Army : - ANSWER Lord Cornwallis
The system that ensures that no branch of the federal government becomes more powerful than the
others is known as: - ANSWER checks and balances
The Continental Army won the war during this final battle when the American and French armies joined
forces with two French fleets to surround the British and force their surrender: - ANSWER Battle of
Yorktown
The Great Compromise was an agreement that addressed the issue of: - ANSWER Congressional
representation of states
The essential purpose of the Bill of Rights was to: - ANSWER protect individual liberties of citizens
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was developed under the Articles of Confederation in order to: - ANSWER
provide an orderly system of development for the Northwest Territory
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2024
Why were the Intolerable Acts were passed? - ANSWER to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Which conflict created the debt that American colonists were expected to repay to Great Britain during
the 1760s? - ANSWER The French and Indian War
Under the terms of this agreement, Britain acknowledged American independence, and the new
boundaries for the United States were established: - ANSWER the Treaty of Paris of 1783
This European country became the most significant ally of the colonists during the Revolutionary War: -
ANSWER France
The Proclamation of 1763 declared: - ANSWER the limitation of westward colonial expansion in an effort
to stabilize relations with Native Americans
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it: - ANSWER convinced many Americans who
had been undecided to support independence
Colonists who favored independence from Britain were known as: - ANSWER patriots
Which event is reflected by the following headlines?
"Washington's Gamble Succeeds"
"A Christmas the Continental Army - and the Hessians - Will Never Forget"
"A Surprise Attack and Victory Improves Morale" - ANSWER The Continental Army's crossing of the
Delaware River into Trenton
Why were the Committees of Correspondence were created? - ANSWER to keep all the colonies
informed of English threats to American liberties
, This French aristocrat aided the Continental Army by leading a command in Virginia and lobbying for
French reinforcements: - ANSWER Marquis de Lafayette
Tensions rose in the colonies when this incident left Crispus Attucks and four others dead: - ANSWER
Boston Massacre
This law, passed by Parliament, required colonists to pay a direct tax on printed items such as
newspapers, playing cards and legal documents: - ANSWER Stamp Act
In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drew most heavily from the ideas of this
Enlightenment era philosopher: - ANSWER John Locke
A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the
British: - ANSWER deprived Americans of their natural rights
Continental Army: George Washington :: British Army : - ANSWER Lord Cornwallis
The system that ensures that no branch of the federal government becomes more powerful than the
others is known as: - ANSWER checks and balances
The Continental Army won the war during this final battle when the American and French armies joined
forces with two French fleets to surround the British and force their surrender: - ANSWER Battle of
Yorktown
The Great Compromise was an agreement that addressed the issue of: - ANSWER Congressional
representation of states
The essential purpose of the Bill of Rights was to: - ANSWER protect individual liberties of citizens
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was developed under the Articles of Confederation in order to: - ANSWER
provide an orderly system of development for the Northwest Territory
